Global Doodle for Peace with USJ-R Elementary Department

#HopingforPeaceinBethlehem CEBU CITY – On December 6, 2023, the University of San Jose-Recoletos, through the Center for Recollect Community Engagement and Social Involvement (CRCESI), in partnership with ARCORES conducted the Global Doodle for Peace. There were 100 children from the Elementary Department of the University who participated in the activity; 32 of them were Grade…

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Obituary +Fray Regino Zamora Bangcaya, OAR (September 7, 1948 – December 10, 2023)

Prot. SEM 101/23December 14, 2023 TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY “It is only through faith in resurrection that we can face the abyss of death without being overwhelmed by fear.”  (Pope Francis) Dear brothers and sisters, It is with a heavy heart that I hereby formally announce to you the untimely…

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Papal Nuncio Graces the 153rd Anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, OAR Missionaries Called its ‘Founding Fathers’

CALATRAVA, Negros Occidental —Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles John Brown, D.D., graced the 153rd Founding Anniversary of the Parish of Sts. Peter and Paul in Calatrava town, Negros Occidental and the missionaries of the Augustinian Recollects were recognized for being its founding fathers. The Recollects as Founding Fathers             During the introductory speech…

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MANGROVE GROWING AND COASTAL CLEANUP

CEBU CITY -Last December 2, 2023, the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) through the Center for Recollect Community Engagement and Social Involvement (CRCESI) in partnership with ARCORES (Augustinian Solidarity Network) Filipinas conducted a Mangrove Growing and Coastal Cleanup at Barangay Luyang, Carmen Cebu. The Climate Action (UNSDG 13) activity was participated by 48 employees, 2…

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In Pictures: Renewal of Vows in Rota

ROTA, CNMI – December 8, 2023, at 6 am a concelebrated Mass presided by BP. Ryan Jimenez D.D. bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa at Mt. Carmel Cathedral Fr. Rico and I had our renewal of vows, and Bishop Ryan officiated our renewal rite in front of the people of God in the altar.…

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Prior General’s Message

Prot. CG 160/2023 May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace. Dear brothers and sisters: As we prepare our bags to return to Rome after two months in Asia (the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia), I would like to take this opportunity to write this letter for the communities of the Province of…

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ADVENT IN A NUTSHELL

First Sunday of Advent (December 3, 2023) • Central to the celebration of Advent is the need for a vital space for God in our hearts. Advent as a preparation for Christ’s coming is nothing more and nothing less than a self-emptying patterned upon the self-emptying of Christ himself. (Jesus “emptied himself, by taking the…

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Father General Visits the Recoletos Community of Indonesia

The Augustinian Recollect Community of Paroki Santo Agustinus dari Hippo – Ledo in Indonesia were grateful for the visit of the Prior General Fray Miguel Ángel Hernández Domínguez, OAR and the general secretary Fray Luciano Audisio, OAR. They arrived in the community on November 17, 2023. This fraternal visit commenced with the concelebrated Mass presided…

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SARF de Filipinas joins 11 Countries in the 1st International Encounter in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – With one soul and one heart, members of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity de Filipinas joined 11 countries in the very first International Encounter that was held in Rio de Janeiro last 13-16 November 2023 in Sitio Santo Agostinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was composed of 8 fraternity…

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